Hello All,
My '83 E38 has some water in the bilge most of the time from rain water coming down the mast or the stuffing box seepage. Maybe 1/4" to 1/2" at most. The strange thing is the bilge water turns black, especially in the aft-most keel well. Any particular reason for this? Obviously its a bilge and the water doesn't smell particularly good either. Any way to keep this from happening? I try to keep it as dry as possible with a manual pump, etc. Would adding a little bleach or other cleaning agent help? Thanks, RT
My '83 E38 has some water in the bilge most of the time from rain water coming down the mast or the stuffing box seepage. Maybe 1/4" to 1/2" at most. The strange thing is the bilge water turns black, especially in the aft-most keel well. Any particular reason for this? Obviously its a bilge and the water doesn't smell particularly good either. Any way to keep this from happening? I try to keep it as dry as possible with a manual pump, etc. Would adding a little bleach or other cleaning agent help? Thanks, RT